Driving The Best New Work Truck That Toyota Won’t Sell You

Driving The Best New Work Truck That Toyota Won’t Sell You. In this review episode Jonny Smith drives the facelifted invincible old school 70 series Land Cruiser pick-up, and demonstrates why it can legally carry and tow more than any other commercial vehicle in the UK.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:20 new Hilux
1:35 Meet Travis Rowlands
2:08 Facelifted to look OLDER?
2:40 From VDJ78 to GDJ78 engine
3:00 78 series Troopy spec
3:52 Single cab 79 series spec
4:22 Last of the VDJ79 V8s
5:44 This or 2.8 Hilux?
6:23 Cost of engine replacement
7:35 Land Cruiser towing with unladen trailer
8:45 Hilux towing with unladen trailer
10:00 76 Series family car
11:04 Short wheelbase 71 Series
13:05 79 Series TAX LOOPHOLE
14:12 Alublack drop side conversion
16:10 Tow and load ability
17:45 Ton bag load driving
18:00 Driving impressions
24:29 Loading motorbikes
26:20 FULL LOAD





















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